As is also his norm, Berry did no chest-thumping after outplaying outstanding Memphis signee RaShawn "Pookie" Powell to lead Lake Highland (2-0) to a 64-52 win over Dr. Phillips (1-1) at Hoop Exchange's Thanks for Hoops Classic.

Powell scored 19, but had a tough shooting night against a squad that sent second defenders his way at every opportunity.

"We were thinking if we kept an eye on him, we could do well," Berry said. "My teammates really stepped up and helped me out."

"Jay is known as a scorer, but he was outstanding defensively against Pookie, who is a great player," Turner said.

A big crowd in Orlando Christian Prep's small gym included a courtside table occupied by head coaches John Calipari of Kentucky, Donnie Jones of UCF and Stan Heath of USF.

Dakari Johnson, a 6-foot-11 center who was ESPN's national player of the year for his grade level at St. Patrick's of New Jersey two years ago, had 25 points, 15 rebounds and three assists in his official debut for Montverde Academy (1-0). The Eagles won 74-57 over reigning Class 5A state champion Lake Wales (0-1).

Johnson sat out last season after following Eagles coach Kevin Boyle to Florida and recently announced his decision to switch from the junior class to the senior class and jump to college basketball next fall.

"I wasn't looking for my stats," Johnson said. "We have so many pieces on our team. I just tried to come out and play my hardest and help us get a good win."

Said Boyle: "We've got a lot of talent and good chemistry. My question to the kids is are we really tough enough for all the wars we'll play this year with our schedule. We'll see."